Wear Mechanisms of HSS Cutting Tools
1: Introduction Metal cutting puts extreme demands on the tool and tool material through conditions of high forces, high contact […]
Stress in Diamond-Coated Cutting Tools
Diamond coatings have been increasingly used in cutting-tool applications. Coating delamination is the major tool failure mode and occurs due […]
Surface Enhancement: The Mikronite Process
Friction and wear can be found in every moving object, from the cars we drive to the lifesaving devices used […]
Coating Applications for Spur Gears
Introduction The power density of a gearbox is an important consideration for many applications and is especially important for gearboxes […]
A Green Light to the Future
Imagine curing the coatings on your gears with the flip of a light switch, and being able to handle and […]
Harnessing the Horsepower Thief
Microscopic examination of the traditionally ground tooth surfaces of automotive transmission gears reveals a micro-roughness and unidirectional pattern corresponding to […]
Proven Processes for Improving Parts
It’s rare to come across a manufacturing process or method that first promises multiple increases in productivity, and then delivers […]
The Pressure’s On for Decreased Distortion
Many manufacturers [1] have reported that low pressure vacuum carburizing (LPC) has resulted in less distortion on gears than atmosphere […]
Making a Case for PVD Recoating Systems
Muncie Power Products, Inc., of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been in the auxiliary power business since 1935 and started manufacturing Power […]
Softhoning for Hard-Turned Steel Gears
Introduction Most applications reserved for flexible honing tools have restricted themselves to removing peaks, torn and folded metal, or other […]
It’s All on the Surface
As manufacturers look to reduce cycle times, costs, and to improve the life of their products, many variables are considered […]
Laser Heat Treating Advances for the Gear Industry
Laser technology has been used for many years with much success in industries such as power generation, hydraulics, hand tools, […]
PVD Coatings for Improved Gear Production
Low-temperature Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coatings show proven functionality, both in increasing the performance of cutting tools used to machine […]
Surface Coatings for Superior Gears
For special applications, PVD coatings are now applied on a small scale. The coatings that are mainly applied so far […]
